? from old lady - I got this drive a couple of months ago &amp; just plugged in - How do I move my pictures from "Pictures" to this drive?
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The easy way is copy and paste. 1 go to your files (pictures videos music etc..) 2 select your file right click on your mouse click copy 3 go to your computer select your new hard drive example (disk D) 4 right click on your mouse select paste 5 done. The other way is select your files and drag in the new hard drive.
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well you need to unscrew the case to get to the drive so no way i can think of. you could eject it, unplug it, open it up, and put in a new one. would take you a few minuets to do but its possible.
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I've would suggest not installing a previously used drive (assuming you have an old 5400rpm drive lying around, hence your question). When I installed a used drive (not formatted) it crashed the system. It only seems to like new, formatted drives. Mine does happen to be a 7200rpm WD
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I moved my pictures from XP to windows 8 with ease. Very user friendly device and great support if needed. Should be fine!
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Just plug it in - I backed up my entire hard drive. If you have issues - contact their 800 tech desk.
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Yes, that is what we have ours connected to. You may have to reformat the drive by using disk utilities.
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Yes - I bought this as a XMas gift to myself. I have Windows 7 and wanted to move all my pictures and songs to this new drive. Simply plug it in and windows will automatically recognize and you are good to start dragging your files over. So simple - no special software - hope this helps.
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hello, some converter for pictures I have in the computer normally format? since I get into the memory card out I failed. any recommendation? thx
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Thank you for responding, Mark! I just downloaded SD Copy, but now I'm not sure what to do with it or how to use it. Any assistance is appreciated!JacquelineJacqueline
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Thanks Dean, the drive was working so the format is probably OK. When you plug in the USB the charge light comes on but the data side is obviously not working as the drive is not recognised. You can hear the disks spinning but they are very quiet. Thanks again for your help. Regards: Brendan
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Just to throw in my 2 cents here, the Disk Utility reformat mentioned above in Andrew's post is spot-on. The drive so far as been great to use. However, I'm running Mac 10.5.6 and it was immediately recognized when I first plugged it in: it mounted and Time Machine asked if I wanted to use it for backups...I did the reformatting anyway as the apps on board are no use to a Mac owner.BTW, the $99 price was unbelievable!Fingers crossed on reliability,Yikesboy
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Thanks, I got this hard drive about a month ago and it has been working perfectly. I used the free trial of Acronis True Image 2010 to clone the drive. Now I have this drive and my old 320GB 54K for a backup drive!
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A.J., Thanks for your post, I have just done the same thing and it works a treat. My Mac picked up the Seagate drive on the desktop with no bother. Seems like the case and heat issues are letting Seagate down here.F
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Wouldn't you rather reinstall your programs and such onto the new drive and not copy everything over? I have had less issues starting from scratch than imaging it.Alienware should use standard sized drives unless everything is on a mSSD.
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The drive should be compatible with your laptop. Hopefully, your existing drive isn't totally gone and you have the means to transfer your existing info to the new drive.
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Gerald, YES - It looks just like another Disk Drive. You just Move or Copy your JPG Photos to your C: Drive. A very inexpensive solution to the problem of reading outdated Memory Cards like Smart Media. Bob
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No, as far as I know you have to use the app to move anything into the drive using it as a stand alone drive. I originally wanted to use it on locations and such but data transfer is slow and the interface is horrendous. I'm sticking to my laptop and cabled drives for the time being.